SINGAPORE : Some long distance bus operators in Singapore have had their buses barred from entering Southern Thailand.
As a result, some of these companies are losing hundreds of dollars daily.
Bus operators like Tan Boon Huat now have to call Hat Yai daily to ensure his bus is allowed to pass through the borders.
Roads were opened to local bus operators on Wednesday.
Reports said Malaysian registered coaches were barred from entering Southern Thailand for three days as the Thais were unhappy about Malaysian allegations that Thais on tourist visas were working in Malaysia.
About a dozen buses to Hat Yai leave Golden Mile Complex between 6pm and 7pm each day. Each bus can accommodate 26 passengers, which include Singaporeans, Thai workers and backpackers.
Tan Boon Huat, managing director, Grassland Express and Tours, said: "The buses that operate between Singapore and Hat Yai are Malaysian registered. We can only send our passengers up to Hat Yai's immigration border because they've closed the roads to these buses.
"We then have to engage Thai buses to send our customers to the city. This is causing us to lose more than S$200 a day."
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